This might sound like a hot take, but beastcoast is not one of the teams we expect to compete for the NAL Stage 2 title. They’re on a hot streak, having beaten Spacestation Gaming (7-4) and XSET (7-5), but we have to acknowledge that beastcoast played well above their level in those games, and we’re doubtful they’ll manage to keep performing at the same pace.

Parabellum Esports are 1-1-1-1, and they didn’t have a good week. Even though they scraped by XSET (8-7) on Tuesday, they collapsed against DarkZero (3-7), which isn’t a good look.

If we focus purely on form, beastcoast seem like a wiser choice, but beastcoast’s level of play isn’t sustainable with their talent. Therefore, we’re on Parabellum to bounce back from their painful loss and win with at least two rounds to spare at $1.80.

XSET were considered the top team ahead of the NAL Stage 2, but they’re now closer to sixth-best. The talent is still there, but XSET’s results over the first two weeks are rather disappointing. They won against Spacestation Gaming (7-4) on day one and picked up an easy victory against Mirage (7-1) a day later, then underdelivered against Parabellum (7-8) and beastcoast (5-7).

TSM are 3-0-1-0, and based on how this stage has looked so far, they’re clearly the best North American Rainbow Six Siege esports team. Besides their 6-8 loss against Oxygen Esports last Tuesday, TSM have looked unstoppable, picking up wins against Mirage, Soniqs, and Astralis, which aren’t the top teams in the region, but TSM have yet to show anything that would make us doubt them.

TSM won this match 7-3 at the end of March, and if their – and XSET’s – past performances are any indication, they should secure another straightforward victory on Tuesday.

DarkZero Esports are a solid mid-table team, but we wouldn’t rank them as one of the best in the league. They’re 2-0-0-2, with wins against beastcoast (7-2) and Parabellum Esports (7-3) and two defeats against Spacestation Gaming (7-2) and Soniqs (3-7), proving that they can be competitive while also a bit inconsistent.

Astralis have won just two games, but they’re at five points with a 1-1-0-2 record. That isn’t that bad, and with the schedule ahead, they could easily break into the top five. Last week they beat Mirage (7-2) and played a close series against TSM (5-7), which is a solid outcome.

We would not consider Astralis one of the top teams currently, but that’s because we have yet to see David “iconic” Ifidon step up. Still, he was great in Stage 1, and Astralis will quickly start climbing the ladder if he can find his form.

The R6S odds on this match suggest that Astralis are weaker, but we would disagree. Admittedly, they’re not at their best yet, but Astralis’ ceiling is higher than DarkZero’s, so this is an easy bet on the underdogs.

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